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Created by: Amy MickelsonDesigner TipsThis design uses the TierraCast hook clasp as a design element on the earrings rather than as a necklace or bracelet clasp.To avoid breakage, gently close the bails on the crystal pendants with your fingers.Slide the bail and crystal over the hook clasp, and gently squeeze the clasp closed so the bail won’t fall off.Design Option: Change the look by using a different color or size crystal spike.This project is inspired by CREATE YOUR STYLE’s "Hooked on Spike …

Created by: Amy MickelsonDesigner TipsThread needle onto comfortable length (36-48”) of bead cord and condition. Depending on the type of cording you choose, you may want to double it.Add 12 beads to the cord (alternating between one size 11 seed bead, and one SuperDuo).Leave about a 3-6” tail, form a circle and tie a surgeon’s knot to secure.Go back through all the beads a second time, bringing the cord out through a hole on a SuperDuo.Bring thread back through the top hole in the same SuperDuo …